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Hi from Dublin, Ireland
November 17, 2011 at 6:16 am
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I was raised a Roman Catholic, but have questioned many aspects of the RC religion since I was a teenager. Until my forties I would have considered myself a lapsed catholic, but I decided to educate myself about other viewpoints, and have gone from being (briefly) an agnostic to being an atheist. I officially defected from the Roman Catholic church a couple of years ago. I have a lot more reading to do to continue learning about science and how to argue effectively against religion.
I am now fifty one years old, happily married to a lapsed Catholic, with two atheist daughters, one sixteen year old and one twenty year old. We have some very interesting and at times quite heated debates in our house.
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RE: Hi from Dublin, Ireland
November 17, 2011 at 6:26 am
(November 17, 2011 at 6:16 am)aine60 Wrote: I was raised a Roman Catholic, but have questioned many aspects of the RC religion since I was a teenager. Until my forties I would have considered myself a lapsed catholic, but I decided to educate myself about other viewpoints, and have gone from being (briefly) an agnostic to being an atheist. I officially defected from the Roman Catholic church a couple of years ago. I have a lot more reading to do to continue learning about science and how to argue effectively against religion.
I am now fifty one years old, happily married to a lapsed Catholic, with two atheist daughters, one sixteen year old and one twenty year old. We have some very interesting and at times quite heated debates in our house.
Hi and welcome to the forum! I'm from Liverpool which has close links with the emerald isle as you well know!
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RE: Hi from Dublin, Ireland
November 17, 2011 at 6:32 am
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RE: Hi from Dublin, Ireland
November 17, 2011 at 7:01 am
Greetings Welcome AF
What is a lapsed Catholic?
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RE: Hi from Dublin, Ireland
November 17, 2011 at 7:10 am
 and a top of the morning to you Aine!!
to our little piece of sanity on the Net from the 'Land Down Under'
Glad to hear that your daughters are thinking for themselves and not letting some "cock in a frock" do it for them
Enjoy your stay here 
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RE: Hi from Dublin, Ireland
November 17, 2011 at 7:33 am
Welcome, from Bonnie Dundee.
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RE: Hi from Dublin, Ireland
November 17, 2011 at 7:35 am
welcome to the forums, I'm sure there are lots of members here that can help you with that
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RE: Hi from Dublin, Ireland
November 17, 2011 at 7:42 am
Wilkommen.
Good luck in your pursuit of knowledge.
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RE: Hi from Dublin, Ireland
November 17, 2011 at 8:03 am
(November 17, 2011 at 7:42 am)Napoleon Wrote: Good luck in your pursuit of knowledge. ..or anti knowledge. There be DRAGONS!
Welcome welcome. What do you argue about if your all atheists??
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RE: Hi from Dublin, Ireland
November 17, 2011 at 9:43 am
Sure your garage is chock full of them Frodo. Welcome aboard Aine
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